Colliers Property Consultants Birmingham Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:58 | Winning time: 5m 5.0s

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Ahead Of The Field^t¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 115| DWS

10/3

Fair hurdle winner in Ireland who struck over fences for present yard at Southwell (20.4f) in December. Inconsistent since, below par at Doncaster when last seen in March. Remains lightly raced.

Form: 1/81724-

Somekindofstar^t1¹³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 115| D

10/3

Scored at Fakenham in January and returned to form with a good second at Huntingdon in May. Creditable third at Stratford later that month and can go well fresh. Player starting out for this yard.

Form: 1354-23

Versatility⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 108| C

6/1

Twice a winner for Nicky Henderson, but now finds himself with plenty to prove following a string of inauspicious efforts.

Form: UP484-3

Larkbarrow Lad^b,t¹⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 107| D

6/1

Placed 4 times last term but ended the season with a couple of poor efforts.

Form: 523256-

Dindin^b,t²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 100| CD

15/8

Bounced back from a couple of lesser efforts when successful in a conditional jockeys event over C&D last week. Creditable third off same mark at Southwell on Tuesday and player if turned out quickly again.

Form: 23P413

Non-Runners

Creadan Grae³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: L Horsfall J: Charlie Price

Forecasts

Dindin (15/8), Somekindofstar (10/3), Ahead Of The Field (10/3), Versatility (6/1), Larkbarrow Lad (6/1), Creadan Grae (50/1)

DINDIN was a wide-margin winner over C&D last week and was unpenalised when a close third at Southwell on Tuesday, so remains potentially well treated off the same mark if turned out quickly again (due to go up 5 lb). Somekindofstar ended his time with Lucy Wadham in good form and can go well fresh, so rates the main threat.